Puri Jagannath temple darshan: Trial run of separate queues for men, women devotees to begin on January 20

The trial run of the new arrangement for Dhadi Darshan (lane darshan) at Jagannath temple in Puri is scheduled to commence on January 20. The temple administration has announced its plans to implement separate queue systems for male and female devotees, sources said on Thursday.

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This move is aimed at ensuring that every devotee gets the opportunity to have Darshan of the deities. “Our aim is to ensure that no devotee is deprived of the deities’ Darshan,” Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan asserted while speaking on the new arrangement.

“Even if someone is standing at the rear part of a lane, we will ensure that every devotee gets the opportunity to have proper Darshan of the Holy Trinity,” the Law Minister stated.

“Presently, people are facing difficulties and returning home disappointed without having Darshan. Often there are stampede-like situations, which will not be there in the future,” the Law Minister expressed.

In addition to the Darshan arrangements, plans are afoot to make Mahaprasad available to devotees coming to the shrine at an approximate price of Rs 100.

Law Minister Harichandan also highlighted that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has been directed to complete the repairs of Srimandir ‘Ratna Bhandar’ (the Lord’s treasure trove) within three months.

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Following the completion of these repairs, an inventory preparation and evaluation of the deities’ ornaments (Ganati Manati) will be carried out.

“We are also discussing making Mahaprasad ‘reasonably priced’ for devotees and we will implement new norms in this regard soon. At least devotees coming to the shrine will have Mahaprasad after getting Darshan,” the Law Minister added.